China May Buy Key U.K. Coal-fired Plant

GALWAY, IRELAND--November 5, 2013 --Written by Martin Lynch, European News Editor for Industrial Info (Galway, Ireland) China's interest in the U.K. electricity generation market continues this week with news that a subsidiary of Chinese energy giant China General Nuclear Power Group (CGNPG) (Shenzhen) is bidding for a 2,000-megawatt (MW) coal-fired plant.

Meiya Power has been confirmed as a frontrunner to acquire the Eggborough coal-fired power station in North Yorkshire, which is responsible for generating 4% of the country's power.